1931 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1931 between Essendon and Richmond during round 5 of the 1931 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Basil McCormack captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Garnet Campbell and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Essendon
B. Anderson, S. Carman, T. Clarke, T. Freyer, F. Gomez, T. Gubbins, G. Hartigan, C. Hearn, L. Johnson, N. Le Brun, B. Lynch, F. Nash, H. Okey, S. Russell, N. Simpson, J. Vosti, R. Watt, L. Webster, J. Williamson
Richmond
B. McCormack (capt.), J. Baggott, J. Bisset, M. Bolger, F. Ford, B. Foster, A. Geddes, F. Heifner, S. Judkins, J. Murdoch, A. Oakley, T. O'Halloran, K. O'Neill, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, J. Twyford, H. Weidner, E. Zschech
Essendon (10.12.72) were defeated by Richmond (11.20.86).
Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Hearn (3), N. Simpson (2), F. Gomez, G. Hartigan, N. Le Brun, H. Okey, L. Webster
Richmond: T. O'Halloran (3), F. Ford (2), D. Strang (2), J. Titus (2), J. Baggott, B. Foster
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 9th on the ladder and Richmond remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 30 May 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 18 | 11 | . | 20 | 11 | . | 20 | (86) |
| Margin | RICH by 17 | ESSE by 20 | RICH by 21 | RICH by 14 | RICH by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Garnet Campbell
(Essendon),
Frank Hughes
(Richmond)
Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Basil McCormack
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Devine
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Bisset | RICH | 7 | 3 |
| Bruce Anderson | ESSE | 16 | 2 |
| Stan Judkins | RICH | 6 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Anderson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Carman, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Gomez, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Gubbins, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hartigan, Gerry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hearn, Clarrie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Le Brun, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Lynch, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Nash, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Russell, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williamson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Bisset, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ford, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Heifner, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Oakley, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Twyford, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 20 | |||